Olympic Equestrian 2016: Medal Winners and Scores After Tuesday's Results
France took the team gold in the eventing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games on Tuesday, beating Germany and Australia to the top spot in the equestrian event.
Great Britain couldn't rebound from Monday's poor showing in Rio de Janeiro and had to settle for fifth place, failing to medal for the first time since 1996.
In the individual competition, defending champion Michael Jung of Germany made good on his status of favourite, beating out Astier Nicolas of France and Phillip Dutton of the USA.
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Here's a look at the medal winners:
| France (169.00) | Germany (172.80) | Australia (175.30) |
| Michael Jung, GER (40.90) | Astier Nicolas, FRA (48.00) | Phillip Dutton, USA (51.80) |
Recap
Australia came into the final stage of the competition with the lead, with New Zealand and France trailing in their wake, and Christopher Burton held the advantage in the individual competition, with favourite Jung right behind him.
The team jumping final was up first, and Great Britain started well. Kitty King and Gemma Tattersall combined for just four time penalties, and the rest of the team cleaned up after them, to the delight of the team's official Twitter account:
Things didn't go so well for the hosts, however, with Ruy Fonseca hitting one of the poles after a refusal. Eventing Nation shared this image of the moment:
William Fox-Pitt gave the British team the finish it needed with another clear, qualifying for the individual final in the process, but a medal was never a realistic outcome after Monday's horror show in the cross-country event.
Merel Blom of the Netherlands just came up short to push her nation past Britain for fifth place, setting up the battle for the medals, with Australia, Germany, France and New Zealand liking their chances.
New Zealand's Mark Todd accrued 16 penalties, as his team dropped below Germany, and he failed to qualify for the individual final. Jung did what was expected, leading Germany past the Australian team to silver.
But the French team was untouchable on Tuesday, as Nicolas and Piaf De B'Neville had a fast and faultless ride to put the nation into the lead for good.
The individual competition yielded few surprises, with Jung winning Germany's first gold of this year's Games. British rider Laura Collett was impressed:
Jung finished with a lead of more than seven points on Sam, who wasn't even his first-choice horse. Fischertakinou suffered an infection earlier this summer, leading to the late replacement.
Fox-Pitt had to settle for 12th, which is still a fantastic accomplishment given the fact the British rider was induced into a two-week coma after a fall less than a year ago.
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